Member: Derek Brandt
| Company | Habitat Guild, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Personal Bio | Derek’s work is inspired by the potential of the built landscape to promote a thriving healthy environment, with an eye for a naturalized place-based aesthetic. His background is a unique blend of the practical application of landscapes with an academic and research-based lens, to design and install functional, beautiful, and ecological spaces at the intersection of humans and nature. After completing an Environmental Studies degree from Naropa University in 2009, he started groundskeeping and received his Colorado Master Gardener through CSU Extension and Permaculture Design certificates in 2011 and 2012. He worked for numerous small residential landscaping companies before achieving a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the University of Colorado Denver in 2016. During and after his graduate studies, Derek’s professional experience, with both nonprofit and private companies alike, expanded to collaborating with school districts to naturalize schoolyards with the The Big Sandbox of Denver and Philadelphia, and with Didier Design Studio of Fort Collins, designing larger than life children’s gardens at botanic gardens from the desert southwest to the tropical southeast. Before founding Habitat Guild in 2020, Derek was working with the National Wildlife Federation to build schoolyard habitats and naturalize outdoor learning environments at K-12 schools and child care centers throughout Colorado. Derek is a registered Landscape Architect in Colorado. |
| Business Description | Habitat Guild is a full service residential design, build, and care landscape company specializing in the craft of landscape through an ecological lens. We offer expertise in native plants and habitat creation, regionally sourced materials, and organic maintenance practices. Our goal is to inspire and empower others to connect with and steward the natural world around them. |
| Website | www.habitatguild.com |
| derek@habitatguild.com | |
| Address |
Array Fort Collins CO 80526 United States |
| Phone Numbers |
Work: 970-305-4794 |
| LinkedIn: | https://www.linkedin.com/in/derek-brandt-52ba621a/ |
| Primary Business | Designer, Hardscape Installer, Landscape Architect, Landscape Contractor, Maintenance Provider |
| Specialties | Ecological Restoration, Edibles, Fine Gardening, Irrigation, Meadows, Native Plants, Permaculture, Permeable Surfaces, Play Spaces, Pollinators, Soil, Stormwater, Xeriscaping |
| Certifications | Landscape Architect (ASLA), Master Gardener |
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